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About Ekdangi Village

Ekdangi is a mid sized village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 478 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekdangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdangi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Pincode 276142
Area (hectares) 57.05 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 478
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdangi compares

By the 2011 count Ekdangi is the 182nd largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 57.05 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Ekdangi

Ekdangi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekdangi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekdangi from other places

Ekdangi lies about 104 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ekdangi
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 12 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 104 km

Villages closest to Ekdangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burhanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ekdangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdangi village had a population of 907. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Ekdangi village has 478 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdangi has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Ekdangi is 276142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekdangi covers 57.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekdangi falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekdangi is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekdangi.

Ekdangi is about 104 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdangi is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 9.5 km away. Burhanpur is about 12 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auradand (under 2 km), Bheladand (under 2 km) and Daniyalpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ekdangi today is likely to be higher.

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